Screen LibraryInstitutional theory : the cultural construction of organizations, states, and identities /
"The "sociological neo-institutionalism" of this volume is a creature of, reaction to, and interpreter of society in the post-war period. The line of thought developed in the 1970s. It emphasizes the way that the "actors" of contemporary society-often taken for granted in bo...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The "sociological neo-institutionalism" of this volume is a creature of, reaction to, and interpreter of society in the post-war period. The line of thought developed in the 1970s. It emphasizes the way that the "actors" of contemporary society-often taken for granted in both common discourse and (unfortunately) social theory-can usefully be seen as constructions of an evolving rationalistic and individualistic culture"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107435285 1107435285 |
| Index Number: | HM711 |
| CLC: | C912.2 |
| Call Number: | C912.2/J549 |
| Contents: | Part I. Introduction. Introduction : Cultural Institutionalism / J. Meyer and R. Jepperson -- Part II. Institutional Theory: Its Role in Modern Social Analysis. Society without Culture : A Nineteenth-century Legacy (1988) / J. Meyer ; Institutions, Institutional Effects, and Institutionalism (1991) / R. Jepperson ; The Development and Application of Sociological Neoinstitutionalism (2002) / R. Jepperson ; Reflections on Part II : Institutional Theory / R. Jepperson and J. Meyer -- Part III. The Institutional Level of Analysis. Multiple Levels of Analysis and the Limitations of Methodological Individualisms (2011) / R. Jepperson and J. Meyer ; The Limiting Effects of Analytical Individualism : Examples from Macrosocial Change (2007) / R. Jepperson and J. Meyer ; Reflections on Part III : Levels of Analysis / R. Jepperson and J. Meyer -- Part IV. Institutions of Modernity and Postmodernity : The Construction of Actors. The "Actors" of Modern Society : The Cultural Construction of Social Agency (2000) / J. Meyer and R. Jepperson ; Institutional Theory and World Society (2009) / J. Meyer ; Reflections on Part IV : The Construction of Actors / J. Meyer and R. Jepperson -- Part V. Conclusion. |